Most of us learned to design circuits with schematics. But if you get to a certain level of complexity, schematics are a pain. Modern designers — especially for digital circuits — prefe… ...

Eagle uses libraries that contain both a schematic view and PCB view of a component. In the prehistory of PCB design software, Autotrax simply ignored the schematic view. Click this button to run ...

Cadence announced the Allegro X AI technology, a new system design technology that offers revolutionary improvements in performance and automation.

This push-button fan switch design includes a timed automatic shut off, connections to the mains, and other minor changes from previous Design Ideas.

Online PCB design tools are becoming more powerful in a quest to compete with traditional desktop tools. In her hands-on review, author Natasha Baker explores several of the ...

Building a mechanical keyboard is a great way to get something that’s completely tailored to your needs. I built a so-called 75 percent keyboard, which uses Zealio switches, providing a compact ...

The PCB design software market is expected to expand at a high growth rate from 2025 to 2035 with the development of high-end ...

Power Analyzer integrates Keysight’s electromagnetic (EM) simulation technology to support an interactive analyze-modify-analyze methodology in the Altium Designer PCB layout environment. (Photo ...

Help Button PCB Test System Of the three PCBs to be tested, the help button was the simplest. The help button is an RF transmitter that transmits an encoded bit stream.

The SMD buttons are positioned on the top side of the PCB, while the right-angle tactile switch and the RP2040 Tiny Dev board are placed on the bottom.